A week after admiring Janelle Arthur's rhinestone-studded pair (and then literally walking away with them), the rapper has returned them to their rightful owner. But, as Janelle told us backstage after Wednesday's Top 6 performance show, she didn't get her wish to confront Idol's harshest judge herself. "I didn't get them," Tennessee's country sweetheart said. "The production people had to go get them!"

While Janelle was psyched to have her custom-made boots back ("they're mine!" she exclaimed), she admitted to feeling deflated by the not-so-glowing critiques from Nicki and the other judges. "Of course I'm down," she said. "I've been down. Because in my head, I know where it's headed. I'm not down ...